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21 imprecisión
f.imprecision, inaccuracy, ambiguity, lack of precision.* * *1 imprecision, lack of precision* * *SF lack of precision, vagueness* * *a) ( cualidad) imprecision, vaguenessb) ( error) inaccuracy* * *= imprecision, vagueness.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.* * *a) ( cualidad) imprecision, vaguenessb) ( error) inaccuracy* * *= imprecision, vagueness.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.* * *1 (cualidad) imprecision, vagueness2 (error) inaccuracy* * *
imprecisión sustantivo femenino imprecision
' imprecisión' also found in these entries:
English:
imprecision
- vaguely
* * *imprecisión nfimprecision, vagueness;contestó con imprecisiones he gave vague answers* * *f lack of precision* * *imprecisión nf, pl - siones1) : imprecision, vagueness2) : inaccuracy -
22 perdurar
v.1 to endure, to last (durar mucho).La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.2 to persist.3 to last for, to go on for, to live through.* * *1 to last, continue to exist, live on* * *verb1) to last2) linger* * *VI (=durar) to last, endure; (=subsistir) to remain, still exist* * *verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last* * *= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.----* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.* que perdura = lingering.* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.* * *verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last* * *= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex: There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.* que perdura = lingering.* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.* * *perdurar [A1 ]viperdura en nuestra memoria he lives on in o he still lives in our memorymientras perdure la crisis for the duration of the crisis, while the crisis lastslos restos que perduran the remains that survive o that still existestos sentimientos perduran a pesar de todo these feelings still remain o last despite everything* * *
perdurar ( conjugate perdurar) verbo intransitivo [duda/sentimiento/recuerdo] to remain, last;
[crisis/situación/relación] to last
perdurar verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to remain, last
2 (persistir) to endure, persist
' perdurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colear
- persistir
- conservar
English:
endure
- linger
- survive
* * *perdurar vi1. [durar mucho] to endure, to last;todavía perdura el recuerdo de su última visita her last visit still hasn't been forgotten2. [persistir] to persist;una costumbre que aún perdura a custom that is still alive, a custom that survives to this day* * *v/i endure* * *perdurar vi: to last, to endure, to survive -
23 permanecer firme
v.to stand firm, to stay firm.* * *(v.) = stay in + placeEx. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* * *(v.) = stay in + placeEx: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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24 publicación en publicaciones periódicas
(n.) = serials publishingEx. In this essay, the pros and cons of the academic rewards system and the 'publish or perish' syndrome as they relate to serials publishing are discussed.* * *(n.) = serials publishingEx: In this essay, the pros and cons of the academic rewards system and the 'publish or perish' syndrome as they relate to serials publishing are discussed.
Spanish-English dictionary > publicación en publicaciones periódicas
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25 publicar
v.1 to publish (libro, revista).El profesor publicó mis decisión The teacher disclosed my decision.El profesor publicó mi tesis The teacher published my thesis.2 to publicize.* * *1 (libro, noticia) to publish2 (secreto) to broadcast, spread* * *verb1) to publish2) reveal* * *VT1) (Com) [+ libro, artículo] to publish; [+ disco, grabación] to issue2) (=difundir) [gen] to publicize; [+ secreto] to make public, divulge* * *verbo transitivoa) <artículo/noticia> to publish; < amonestaciones> to publishb) ( divulgar) to divulge, disclose* * *= come out, issue, publish, release, bring out.Ex. Adequate attention should be paid to the needs of nonresearch libraries in whatever code comes out in the second edition.Ex. Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.Ex. There is no official index to the whole scheme, although an index has been published.Ex. Continuous revision means that Phoenixes and major revisions will be released as separates between editions.Ex. The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.----* acto de publicar = publication.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* digno de publicar = publishable.* publicar en forma seriada = serialise [serialize, -USA].* publicar oficialmente = gazette.* publicar o perecer = publish or perish.* publicar por encargo = publishing on commission.* publicar por primera vez = debut.* publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo = cross post [cross-post].* sin publicar = unpublished.* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].* * *verbo transitivoa) <artículo/noticia> to publish; < amonestaciones> to publishb) ( divulgar) to divulge, disclose* * *= come out, issue, publish, release, bring out.Ex: Adequate attention should be paid to the needs of nonresearch libraries in whatever code comes out in the second edition.
Ex: Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.Ex: There is no official index to the whole scheme, although an index has been published.Ex: Continuous revision means that Phoenixes and major revisions will be released as separates between editions.Ex: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.* acto de publicar = publication.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* digno de publicar = publishable.* publicar en forma seriada = serialise [serialize, -USA].* publicar oficialmente = gazette.* publicar o perecer = publish or perish.* publicar por encargo = publishing on commission.* publicar por primera vez = debut.* publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo = cross post [cross-post].* sin publicar = unpublished.* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].* * *publicar [A2 ]vt1 ‹artículo/noticia› to publishacaba de publicarse su última novela her latest novel has just been published2 (divulgar) to divulge, disclosete voy a contar una cosa pero no lo publiques ( fam); I'm going to tell you something but don't go telling everyone o spreading it around ( colloq)3 ‹amonestaciones› to publish* * *
publicar ( conjugate publicar) verbo transitivo
publicar verbo transitivo
1 (libro, etc) to publish: publicó su primera novela, she published her first novel
2 (divulgar) to publicize
' publicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mentís
- editar
English:
bring out
- essay
- issue
- print
- promulgate
- publish
- put out
- run
- serialize
- bring
- put
* * *publicar vt1. [libro, revista] to publish;el escritor está a punto de publicar una nueva novela the writer is about to have a new novel published2. [difundir] to publicize;[noticia] to make known, to make public; [aviso] to issue; [ley] = to bring a law into effect by publishing it in the official government gazette* * *v/t publish* * *publicar {72} vt1) : to publish2) divulgar: to divulge, to disclose* * *publicar vb to publish -
26 quedarse inamovible
(v.) = stay in + placeEx. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* * *(v.) = stay in + placeEx: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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27 quedarse inmóvil
v.to stand still, to lie still.* * *to remain still, keep still* * *(v.) = stay + stillEx. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* * *(v.) = stay + stillEx: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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28 rajar
v.1 to crack.El calor raja el cuero The heat cracks the leather.2 to slash, to cut up (informal) (apuñalar).3 to natter on, to witter on (informal) (hablar). (peninsular Spanish)4 to rip open, to rip apart, to rip up.El clavo rajó mi vestido The nail ripped open my dress.5 to boast, to brag.* * *1 (hender) to split, crack2 (hacer tajadas) to slice3 argot (acuchillar) to cut up1 (partirse) to split, crack2 familiar (desistir) to back out, quit3 familiar (acobardarse) to chicken out* * *verbto crack, split* * *1. VT1) [+ papel, tejido] to tear, rip; [+ neumático, rueda] to slash; [+ vidrio, cerámica] to crack; [+ leña] to chop up2) * (=acuchillar) to cut up *3) LAm (=calumniar) to slander, run down4) LAm ** [+ examen] to flunk *, fail6) Cono Sur * [+ trabajador] to fire *2. VI1) * (=hablar mucho) to natter *rajar de algn — * (=criticar) to slag sb off *
2) * (=jactarse) to brag3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( agrietar) to crack, cause... to crackb) ( desgarrar) to tear, ripc) (arg) < persona> to knife (colloq)le rajó el cuello — he slit his throat (colloq)
2)a) (CS fam) ( criticar) to run... downb) (Andes) ( en examen) (fam) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)2.rajar via) (Col, Per fam) ( criticar)rajar DE alguien — to badmouth somebody (AmE colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
b) (Bol, CS fam) ( huir rápido) to run away3.rajemos de aquí — let's get out of here (colloq), let's beat it (colloq)
rajarse v pron1) pared/cerámica to crack; tela to split, tear, rip2)a) (fam) ( echarse atrás) to back outb) (Col, Per fam) ( en examen) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)* * *= crack.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* rajarse = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( agrietar) to crack, cause... to crackb) ( desgarrar) to tear, ripc) (arg) < persona> to knife (colloq)le rajó el cuello — he slit his throat (colloq)
2)a) (CS fam) ( criticar) to run... downb) (Andes) ( en examen) (fam) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)2.rajar via) (Col, Per fam) ( criticar)rajar DE alguien — to badmouth somebody (AmE colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
b) (Bol, CS fam) ( huir rápido) to run away3.rajemos de aquí — let's get out of here (colloq), let's beat it (colloq)
rajarse v pron1) pared/cerámica to crack; tela to split, tear, rip2)a) (fam) ( echarse atrás) to back outb) (Col, Per fam) ( en examen) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)* * *= crack.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
* rajarse = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* * *rajar [A1 ]vtA1 (agrietar) ‹pared/cerámica› to crack, cause … to crack2 (desgarrar) ‹tela› to tear, ripsi te mueves te rajo el cuello move and I'll slit your throat ( colloq)B■ rajarvi2 (Col, Per fam) (criticar) rajar DE algn; to badmouth sb ( AmE colloq), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)rajemos, que viene la maestra the teacher's coming, let's get out of here o let's beat it o let's split ( colloq)salieron rajando cuando llegó la policía they ran for it o they ran away when the police arrived, they hightailed it ( AmE) o ( BrE) scarpered when the police arrived ( colloq)■ rajarseA1 «pared/cerámica» to crack2 «tela» to tear, rip; «pantalones» to splitB1 ( fam) (echarse atrás) to back outno fuimos porque se rajaron we didn't go because they pulled out o backed outtienes que venir, no te rajes you have to come, don't try to back out of it o don't try to get out of it3(Bol, Chi fam) (ser generoso): hoy que es tu cumpleaños, rájate con un vinito since it's your birthday today, why don't you buy o ( BrE) stand us a drink?* * *
rajar ( conjugate rajar) verbo transitivo
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2
rajarse verbo pronominal
1 [pared/cerámica] to crack;
[ tela] to split, tear, rip
2 (fam) ( acobardarse) to back off
rajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una fruta, un embutido) to slice
2 (un objeto) to crack, split
(un neumático) to slash
3 argot (a una persona) to knife, stab
II vi fam to chat: estuvieron rajando toda la tarde, they were chatting all afternoon
' rajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- quebrar
English:
rip
- slash
- slit
- crack
* * *♦ vt1. [cerámica, puerta] to crack;[tela] to tear, to rip; [piel] to gash;le rajaron un neumático he had one of his tyres slasheddame el dinero o te rajo hand over the money or I'll cut you up4. Col, PRico [aplastar, apabullar] to crush, to defeat♦ viFamestuvo toda la tarde rajando por teléfono he spent the whole afternoon chatting o esp Br nattering on the phonese comió la sopa rajando she guzzled the soup down as fast as she could* * *I v/t1 fruta cut, slice2 cerámica crack3 neumático slashII v/i famgossip* * *rajar vthender: to crack, to splitrajar vi* * * -
29 resquebrajar
v.1 to crack.2 to break, to debilitate.* * *1 to crack1 to crack* * *1.VT to crack, split2.See:* * *1. 2.resquebrajarse v pron loza/roca to crack; madera to split* * *= crack.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.* resquebrajarse = crack, fracture.* * *1. 2.resquebrajarse v pron loza/roca to crack; madera to split* * *= crack.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.* resquebrajarse = crack, fracture.* * *resquebrajar [A1 ]vt‹loza/roca› to crack; ‹madera› to split«loza/roca» to crack; «madera» to split* * *
resquebrajar ( conjugate resquebrajar) verbo transitivo ‹loza/roca› to crack;
‹ madera› to split
resquebrajarse verbo pronominal [loza/roca] to crack;
[ madera] to split
* * *♦ vt[piedra, loza, plástico] to crack; [madera] to split* * *v/t crack* * *resquebrajar vt: to split, to crack -
30 resquebrajarse
1 to crack* * *verbto crack, split* * *VPR to crack, split* * *(v.) = crack, fractureEx. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.* * *(v.) = crack, fractureEx: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.* * *
resquebrajarse verbo reflexivo to crack
' resquebrajarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resquebrajar
* * *vpr[piedra, loza, plástico] to crack; [madera] to split;se está resquebrajando la sociedad society is beginning to fall apart o crumble* * *v/r crack* * *vr -
31 sistema de reconocimiento académico
(n.) = academic reward(s) systemEx. In this essay, the pros and cons of the academic rewards system and the 'publish or perish' syndrome as they relate to serials publishing are discussed.* * *(n.) = academic reward(s) systemEx: In this essay, the pros and cons of the academic rewards system and the 'publish or perish' syndrome as they relate to serials publishing are discussed.
Spanish-English dictionary > sistema de reconocimiento académico
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32 sucumbir
v.1 to succumb.María sucumbió ante su jefe Mary succumbed before her boss.2 to die.3 to fall under, to sink, to go down, to succumb.Las paredes sucumbieron ruidosamente The walls fell under noisily.4 to perish, to die, to come to an end.María sucumbió en el alud Mary perished in the avalanche.* * *1 (rendirse) to succumb (a, to), yield (a, to)2 (morir) to perish3 figurado (tentación etc) to give in (a, to), yield (a, to)* * *verb* * *VI to succumb (a to)* * *verbo intransitivoa) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrenderb) ( a tentación) to succumb* * *= succumb, yield.Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.----* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.* sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.* sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).* sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrenderb) ( a tentación) to succumb* * *sucumbir (ante)(v.) = give + way (to)Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
= succumb, yield.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.* sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.* sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).* sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.* * *sucumbir [I1 ]vi1 «ejército/plaza» to succumb, surrender sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sthsucumbieron a los ataques enemigos they succumbed to the enemy attacks2 (a una tentación) to succumb sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sthal final sucumbió a la tentación he finally gave in to o yielded to o succumbed to temptationsucumbió a sus encantos he succumbed to o fell victim to her charms* * *
sucumbir verbo intransitivo
1 (ante el enemigo) to succumb, surrender, yield
2 (a un deseo, una tentación, etc) sucumbir a la tentación, to give in o succumb to temptation
3 frml (perecer) to die
' sucumbir' also found in these entries:
English:
give in
- crack
- succumb
* * *sucumbir vi1. [rendirse, ceder] to succumb;la ciudad sucumbió a los ataques enemigos the city succumbed to the enemy attacks;sucumbí a la tentación I succumbed o gave in to temptation2. [fallecer] to die;[desaparecer] to disappear* * *v/i succumb, give in* * *sucumbir vi: to succumb -
33 tensión
f.1 tension, tenseness, strain, tautness.2 tension.3 stress, psychological strain.4 tension, tautness, tenseness.* * *1 ELECTRICIDAD tension, voltage2 (de materiales) stress; (de gases) pressure3 MEDICINA pressure\estar bajo tensión figurado to be under straintener la tensión alta to suffer from high blood pressurealta tensión ELECTRICIDAD high tensionbaja tensión ELECTRICIDAD low tensiontensión arterial blood pressuretensión nerviosa nervous strain* * *noun f.1) tension2) strain, stress•* * *SF1) [de cable, cuerda] tension, tautness2) [de músculos] tension3) (Med) blood pressure4) (Elec) (=voltaje) tension, voltage5) [de gas] pressure6) (=estrés) strain, stresstensión nerviosa — nervous strain, nervous tension
tensión premenstrual — premenstrual tension, PMT
7) [en situación] tension, tenseness* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex. The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex. His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.----* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex: The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex: His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *A1 (de una cuerda, un cable) tautness, tension2 (de un músculo) tensioncon todos los músculos en tensión with all his muscles tensed3tb tensión arterial blood pressuretener la tensión alta/baja to have high/low blood pressuretomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressureCompuestos:nervous tensionpremenstrual tension, PMTB1 (estrés) strain, stressestá sometido a una gran tensión en el trabajo he is under a lot of stress o strain at work2 (en relaciones, una situación) tensionla tensión entre los dos países the tension between the two countriesen un clima de extremada tensión amid great tension, in an atmosphere of great tension* * *
tensión sustantivo femenino
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b) tb
tomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressure;
tensión nerviosa nervous tension
2 ( estrés) strain, stress;
(en relaciones, situación) tension
3 (Elec) voltage
tensión sustantivo femenino
1 Fís strain: estos cables soportarán la tensión, these cables will take the strain
2 Med (arterial) blood pressure: tiene la tensión baja, she has low blood pressure
(nerviosa) strain, stress: no podrá soportar la tensión, he won't be able to stand the strain
tiene mucha tensión, he's under a lot of stress
3 Elec tension, voltage
' tensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- crispación
- distendida
- distendido
- distensión
- obnubilar
- palpar
- síndrome
- suavizarse
- swing
- tirantez
- aflojar
- ambiente
- bajada
- bajar
- calmar
- relajar
- subir
- tomar
- torre
English:
build up
- build-up
- cliff-hanger
- lower
- mount
- PMT
- pylon
- relieve
- rising
- stoke
- strain
- stress
- surface tension
- tensely
- tension
- anticlimax
- blood
- build
- crack
- ease
- escalate
- nervous
- power
- premenstrual
- put
- rise
- unease
* * *tensión nf1. [estado emocional] tension;estar en tensión to be tense;los jugadores soportan una gran tensión the players are under a lot of pressuretensión nerviosa nervous tension; Med tensión premenstrual premenstrual tension, PMT2. [enfrentamiento] tension;hubo muchas tensiones entre ellos there was a lot of tension between them3. [de cuerda, cable] tension;en tensión tensed;puso sus músculos en tensión he tensed his musclestensión superficial surface tension4. Elec voltage;alta tensión high voltagetener la tensión (arterial) alta/baja to have high/low blood pressure;tener una subida/bajada de tensión to suffer a rise/drop in blood pressure;tomar la tensión a alguien to take sb's blood pressure* * *f1 tension2 EL voltage;alta tensión high tension, high voltage3 MED:tensión (arterial) blood pressure;tener la tensión alta/baja have high/low blood pressure;tomarle la tensión a alguien take s.o.’s blood pressure* * *1) : tension, tautness2) : stress, strain3)tensión arterial : blood pressure* * *tensión n1. (en general) tension2. (nerviosismo) stress / strain -
34 tirantez
f.1 tension (also figurative).2 severity, rigor.3 tenseness, tautness, tension.4 drawing.* * *1 (tensión) tautness, tightness2 figurado (de relación etc) tension, strain* * *SF1) (Téc etc) tightness, tension2) (fig) (=tensión) tension, strainla tirantez de las relaciones con Eslobodia — the strained relations with Slobodia, the tense state of relations with Slobodia
3) (Econ) tightness* * *a) (de cuerda, la piel) tautness, tightnessb) ( en relaciones) tension, strain* * *= tension.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* * *a) (de cuerda, la piel) tautness, tightnessb) ( en relaciones) tension, strain* * *= tension.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
* * *1 (de una cuerda, la piel) tautness, tightness2 (en relaciones) tension, strainuna situación de tirantez en la oficina a tense o strained atmosphere in the office* * *
tirantez sustantivo femenino
1 tension, tautness
2 (hostilidad en una relación) tension
' tirantez' also found in these entries:
English:
tautly
- friction
- tension
* * *tirantez nf1. [de cuerda, goma] tension2. [de situación, relaciones] tension, tenseness;existe cierta tirantez entre ellos there is a certain tension between them* * *f figtension* * *tirantez nf1) : tautness2) : tension, friction, strain -
35 Dios guarde
• God bless you• God forgive me• perish• perish with cold -
36 Dios me libre
• far be it from me• God bless you• God forgive me• heave up• Heaven help whoever offends them• perish• perish with cold -
37 Dios no lo quiera
• God bless you• God forgive me• heave up• Heaven help whoever offends them• perish• perish with cold -
38 Dios nos libre
• God bless you• God forgive me• perish• perish with cold -
39 fenecer
• pass around• pass back• periscope• periscopic• perish on• perish the thought -
40 echarse
1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself2 (tenderse) to lie down3 (ponerse) to put on4 (novio, novia) to get oneself* * ** * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=lanzarse) to throw o.s.echarse en brazos de algn — to throw o.s. into sb's arms
echarse sobre algn — [gen] to hurl o.s. at sb, rush at sb; (=atacando) to fall on sb
2) (=acostarse) to lie downme eché en el sofá y me quedé dormido — I lay down o stretched out on the sofa and fell asleep
3) (=moverse)me tuve que echar a la derecha para que adelantara — I had to pull over to the right to let him overtake
•
echarse atrás — (lit) to throw o.s. back(wards), move back(wards); (fig) to back out¡échense para atrás! — move back!
4) (=ponerse)echarse a ({+ infin}8})se echó a correr — she broke into a run, she started running
5) [uso enfático]echarse una novia — to get o.s. a girlfriend
echarse un pitillo — to have a cigarette o smoke
See:echar 1., 13)6)• echárselas de — to make o.s. out to be
7) Méxecharse a algn encima — to alienate sb, turn sb against one
8) Méx* (=matar)* * *(v.) = stretch out, lie downEx. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.Ex. They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.* * *(v.) = stretch out, lie downEx: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.
Ex: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.* * *
■echarse verbo reflexivo
1 (acostarse) to lie down ➣ Ver nota en lie; (tirarse) to throw oneself
figurado el tiempo se nos echó encima, it was late before we knew it
2 (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: cuando lo dije se echó a reír, when I said it she burst out laughing
♦ Locuciones: echarse atrás, to cry off, back down: hizo muchas promesas, pero al final se echó atrás, he made a lot of promises but in the end he went back on them
echarse encima, to pounce on: se me echó encima hecha una furia, she sprang on me in a fit of rage
el tiempo se nos echó encima, we've run out of time
' echarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrás
- calle
- deteriorarse
- joderse
- reír
- tumbarse
- bartola
- boca
- como
- cuesta
- echar
- lado
- perder
- salar
English:
back down
- burst into
- down
- fall about
- lean back
- lie
- lie down
- nap
- pot
- rack
- throw down
- trumpet
- back
- bad
- burst
- dive
- dodge
- fart
- go
- perish
- pull
- shoulder
- shrink
- siesta
- spoil
- waste
* * *vprecharse al suelo to throw oneself to the ground;se echó a sus brazos she threw herself into his arms;se echaron encima del enemigo they fell upon the enemy;el tren se les echó encima antes de que pudieran reaccionar the train was upon them before they had time to react;la noche se nos echó encima antes de llegar al refugio night fell before we reached the shelter2. [acostarse] to lie down;échate aquí lie down here;me voy a echarse un rato I'm going to have a nap;se echó en el sofá she lay down on the sofa;echarse a dormir [acostarse] to go to bed;Figno nos podemos echarse a dormir we can't afford to be complacent;echarse una siesta to have a napse echó a cantar/reír he burst into song/laughter, he started singing/laughing;se echó a correr she broke into a run, she started running;se echó a volar it flew offéchate un abrigo o pasarás frío put a coat on or you'll be coldse echó a la derecha para dejarle pasar he moved to the right to allow her to pass;echarse atrás: se echó atrás en el último momento he backed out at the last moment;ya es muy tarde para echarse atrás it's a bit late to turn back nowse echó un eructo he let out a belch9. Comp[plan] to fall through; [país, persona] to go to the dogs; Famechárselas de: se las echa de entendido en arte he makes out he's an expert on art* * *v/r1 ( tirarse) throw o.s.;echarse al agua jump into the water;echarse al suelo throw o.s. to the ground;échate a un lado move to one side;echarse sobre algo throw o.s. on sth;echarse detrás de alguien go after s.o.2 ( tumbarse) lie down3 ( ponerse) put on4:echarse a llorar/reír start o begin to cry/laugh, start crying/laughing5:echárselas de algo make out that one is sth, make o.s. out to be sth6 fam* * *vr1) : to throw oneself2) : to lie down3) : to put on4)echarse a : to start to5)echarse a perder : to go bad, to spoil6)echárselas de : to pose as* * *echarse vb2. (moverse) to move3. (hacer, tomar) to haveecharse novio / novia to get a boyfriend / girlfriend
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